#1Famous people · Athens
The 2 famous people born in Athens, led by Charles Winninger
At the top of the list is the actor Charles Winninger, covered in 17 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Russ Decker. From Charles Winninger in 1884 to Russ Decker in 1953, the births cover 69 years. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 647 towns.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Charles Winninger
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Charles Winninger
Youngest
1953
Russ Decker
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Athens
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What Athens is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athens and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Charles Winninger: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Decker: Russ Decker speaking at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 25th Biennial Convention in 2008.jpg: aflcio derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons